Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, May 23: Senior leader Pawan Khajuria, along with a large number of prominent local residents and social activists, attended an important meeting, organized in Panada area of Majalta under the chairmanship of Sarpanch Rajesh Sharma regarding the public problems in Udhampur.
Addressing the meeting, Pawan Khajuria said that the undeclared power cuts in Udhampur have completely affected the lives of the common people. Due to long hours of electricity outages during the intense summer heat, students, traders, farmers, and ordinary families are facing severe difficulties. He said that despite the Government’s tall claims, the power supply system appears to have completely collapsed at the ground level.
Mr Khajuria also expressed concern over the water crisis and said that due to departmental negligence and administrative indifference, the common public is facing hardships every day, while the responsible officials remain confined only to paperwork and statistics.
The issue of damaged and neglected roads was also strongly raised during the meeting. Speakers said that many roads in the district have been in miserable condition for years. Due to potholes and incomplete construction work at various places, traveling has become risky for the public. In rural areas, the situation becomes so bad during the rainy season that people even find it difficult to step out of their homes.
It was stated in the meeting that the younger generation is continuously struggling in search of jobs, but the Government and public representatives have no concrete policy regarding the future of the youth.
Pawan Khajuria said that the local people feel cheated as the public representatives remain limited only to their CDF and are busy projecting small works as major achievements.
Those present in the meeting, including Rajesh Sarpanch, Balwant Rai, Akhil Parashar, Bishan Dass, Govind Ram Master, Captain Gopal Singh, Rakesh Sharma, Krishan Lal, Sarpanch Babu Ram, Raju Sarpanch, Makkhan Sharma, Rattan Lal Verma, Balwan Thakur, Pawan, Subedar Sukhdev, Vijay Panku and others, unanimously said that if problems such as electricity, water, roads, and unemployment are not resolved soon, people from all four Assembly constituencies of the district will be forced to launch a major public movement by coming on the streets.
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